Festival Express

Buy This Item Festival Express by New Line Home Video  Available from Amazon  $14.99  on 11-25-2008     Festival Express is a rousing record of a little-known but monumental moment in rock n' roll history starring such music legends as Janis Joplin The Band and the Grateful Dead. Set in 1970 Festival Express was a multi-band multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days the bands and performers lived slept rehearsed and did countless unmentionable things aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto to Calgary to Winnipeg with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience both off-stage and on was filmed but the extensive footage remained locked away -- until now.A momentous achievement in rock film archeology Festival Express combines this long-lost material with contemporary interviews nearly 35 years after it was first filmed.Running Time: 89 min. Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 794043757327 Manufacturer No: N7573 Reader Reviews In 1970 I was a 18-year-old Montana farmboy and a big fan of the "culture" of the era. A friend and I (with very little money) drove from Great Falls to Calgary and caught the Festival Express Concert. Our psychedelic days were yet to come, so we were fueled by 190 proof Everclear mixed with the warm iron-tasting water of that stadium in Calgary. Yeah, it was a terrific day and this DVD captures it all well enough. Sure wish there were more performances remaining of this event and I have always grieved that many of these performers had such abbreviated lives. Buy this DVD and celebrate what we have remaining, 'cause the likes of Janis aren't coming around often enough. Almost forgot: Peace.

Festival Express Available from Amazon Price: $14.99 Updated on 11-25-2008.

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